A group of professors pose for a photo in front of a monitor that displays the name of the Plains Research Consortium and Scholars Strategy Network.
Research and Innovation
Scholarly Strategy

The Plains Research Consortium in Auburn University’s College of Education recently hosted a delegation from the Scholars Strategy Network (SSN) for a day of conversations focused on strengthening the connection between academic research and public policy.

Joseph Caplan is presented with the award for Poster Presentation 2nd Place University-Wide Graduate Student Winner in Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, and Humanities.
Academics
College of Education students awarded at Research Symposium

Six students from Auburn University’s College of Education received awards at the university’s 2026 Research Symposium that was held March 26 in the Harold D. Melton Student Center. 

Five students from the School of Kinesiology represent Auburn at the Southeast American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting.
Research and Innovation
Kinesiology students bring home recognition from SEACSM conference

The School of Kinesiology in Auburn University’s College of Education was well represented at the annual meeting of Southeast American College of Sports Medicine (SEACSM) held at the end of February in Greenville, South Carolina. Graduate and undergraduate students in attendance received accolades for their presentations, which were shared widely with those in the sports medicine industry.

Suzanne Woods-Groves and Margaret Flores in the College of Education Building
Impact
Scholarly Support

Auburn College of Education faculty launch Project TURTLES to combat special education teacher shortages.

Dr. Salisbury-Glennon poses with the two books.
Research and Innovation
Lessons from Lockdown

College of Education faculty members have co-edited books examining the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on students and teachers.

A young man smiles in front of a wall of drawings while an audience applauds
Research and Innovation
Research team focusing on ‘play’ collaborates with children's museum

Students and faculty members from interior architecture, educational leadership and human development collaborated to generate exhibit ideas for EarlyWorks Children’s Museum in Huntsville, Alabama.

Katelyn Nelson sits at a table with several students inside a classroom
Academics
Counseling AI

Katelyn Nelson posed a pointed question to second-year School Counseling students during a recent class held in Auburn’s new College of Education building: “What role do you think AI should play in the future of school counseling?”

Cole Bordonie
Campus Experience
Kinesiology doctoral student to compete in Three Minute Thesis finals

A doctoral student from the College of Education’s School of Kinesiology will present his research next week as a finalist in Auburn University’s Three Minute Thesis competition Nov. 19 at 3:30 p.m. in the Melton Student Center ballroom.

Michael Roberts
Campus Experience
Kinesiology professor honored with Provost Award for Faculty Excellence in Research and Creative Scholarship Mentoring

For Auburn University Professor Michael Roberts, mentoring students is the most rewarding part of his career. However, it’s far from the only part of his role as a professor. He also conducts research in his Nutrabolt Molecular and Applied Sciences Lab, where his work examines how training and diet influence molecular adaptations related to performance, aging, and overall health.

Professors JoEllen Sefton and Michael Roberts
Research and Innovation
Two School of Kinesiology faculty members honored at Endowed Faculty Recognition Ceremony

JoEllen Sefton and Michael Roberts, faculty members in Auburn’s School of Kinesiology in the College of Education, were honored at the university’s 2025 Endowed Faculty Recognition Ceremony.